The Great Gatsby Critics Flashcards
Lionel Trilling.
“presents Fitzgerald as a heroic figure, a sort of tragic hero.”
Stallman.
“Nick Carraway is to be respected for his moral concern.”
A.E. Dyson.
“the end of the novel achieves a tragic vision.”
J.B. Priestley.
“one of the key novels of the twenties”
Keith Fraser.
“sensitive towards Daisy - she is torn between a desire for personal freedom (represented by love for Gatsby) and her fear of emotions and need for stability.”
Richard Godden, Marxist approach.
“Inequality between characters due to wealth being an important part of their lives”
1950’s cover message.
“The tale of a man who built himself an illusion to live by”
Tony Tanner.
“Gatsby always seems alone in the crowd, watching and waiting, although no one knows what for”
Tony Tanner.
“Beneath the shimmering surface of his life he is hiding a secret longing that can never be fulfilled”
Tony Tanner.
“captures both the disillusion of post-war America and the moral failure of a society obsessed with wealth and status”
Tony Tanner.
“re creates the universal conflict between illusion and reality”
Frederick C. Millett.
“presenting the truth behind the twenties and creating an atmosphere which has earned a permanent place in American literature.”
Sarah Bradstreet.
“F. Scott Fitzgerald uses colour symbolism throughout as a major device in thematic and character development.”
Ben Norton.
“In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, most characters attach themselves to a cause or causes to give them purpose, something to hold the vast emptiness of their world at bay.”
